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News Brief: As the end of the California Legislature's session nears, the fifth Indian gaming compact that was part of the campaign that included the local Agua Caliente and Morongo tribes has been revived.

News Brief: A California court reinstated a lawsuit by a former gambling commission agent who says California has lost $330 million by allowing Indian tribes to pay less than they should from slot machine revenue at casinos.

The owner of the single winning ticket for the $93 million California SuperLOTTO Plus jackpot has not yet stepped forward.

A Los Angeles man, who almost turned down a trip to Agua Caliente Casino, won a Superball Keno slot machine jackpot worth $67K on Labor Day.

News Brief: Local governments might feel the sting of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's $30 million in cuts to Indian gaming grants statewide.

News Brief: Families living near California Indian casinos enjoyed a greater rise in income than people residing far from gambling reservations, according to a study released today.

The Bicycle Casino ended its month-long Legends of Poker series with the highly-anticipated World Poker Tour $10,000 no-limit hold'em tournament that wrapped after 1:00am on Friday, August 31st.

News Brief: Barstow, California, appears unlikely to get state approval this year to build a casino, according to the city’s lobbyist.

News Brief: Pauma Valley residents attended a hearing Tuesday night on the planned expansion of Casino Pauma to share their concerns with tribal officials.

News Brief: Humboldt County Supervisor, Jill Geist, expressed concern Tuesday that Indian gaming grants didn't make it into the state budget.

News Brief: A high-stakes political battle may heat up when an union and a racetrack owner go out to ask people to sign petitions that would undo Indian gambling deals and tribes hope to thwart that petition campaign.

News Brief: Two wealthy California Indian tribes took the unusual step of joining the fight to overturn lucrative new gambling deals for a group of rivals, arguing that the compacts encourage big gaming tribes to flood their markets with slot machines.

This week on The Big Spin show four contestants won a total of $1,190,000.

Legendary guitarist and 1970’s heart-throb, Peter Frampton is set to perform live, October 30th, beneath the stars at the Spa Resort Casino concert pavilion in the heart of Downtown Palm Springs.

News Brief: North County, California may soon have its first tribal-funded problem gambling treatment program, according to county documents.

News Brief: The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians said yesterday that it plans to build an $800 million casino-hotel resort just east of its existing 2,500-slot casino and outlet mall.

Pam Brunson will head to her first World Poker Tour final table on August 31st,where she will face five of poker's finest female pros during WPT Ladies' Night V.

News Brief: Assemblyman Jared Huffman met with staffers of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to try to confirm rumors that a Sonoma County Indian tribe is negotiating a compact needed to open a casino near Rohnert Park.

News Brief: Searchlights used to promote Casino Pauma have angered tribal neighbors in Pauma Valley.

Brian Setzer and his Big Band are set to rock around the Christmas tree on the Spotlight 29 Showroom stage with the 6th Annual Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Extravaganza.